tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post113761921612454020..comments2024-03-28T05:12:10.477-07:00Comments on Gone Gaming: Computerized Board Games: Six Mini-ReviewsColdfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-81733528395304588632010-04-04T14:24:16.928-07:002010-04-04T14:24:16.928-07:00Great post, thank you very much!Great post, thank you very much!S3nd41https://www.blogger.com/profile/06219156068439246987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1141619480079569952006-03-05T20:31:00.000-08:002006-03-05T20:31:00.000-08:00Iron Dragon looks old because it is old. It was p...Iron Dragon looks old because it <I>is</I> old. It was published in 2000 for Windows 98.<BR/><BR/>If you download the most recent version, you can play online using the build-in connection zone. 2 and 3 player online games are pretty good, though you sometimes have to wait a while for someone to show up to play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1141486660653827152006-03-04T07:37:00.000-08:002006-03-04T07:37:00.000-08:00There is no chat feature, the movement proposal sy...There is no chat feature, the movement proposal system is totally strange and unwieldy, there is no hot seat option, the graphics are horrible, the AI abysmal and it costs far too much...<BR/><BR/>The older Microprose (I think) game was much better...gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1141406710059950162006-03-03T09:25:00.000-08:002006-03-03T09:25:00.000-08:00Out of curiosity, what makes it bad?Out of curiosity, what makes it bad?Shannon Appelclinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10454937577535623129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1141404159361441032006-03-03T08:42:00.000-08:002006-03-03T08:42:00.000-08:00Excellent post... Well said nd everything, but i h...Excellent post... Well said nd everything, but i have to warn people:<BR/><BR/>The latest, computerized and quite commercial version of Diplomacy is horrible. Awful and disgusting.<BR/><BR/>Just a warning<BR/><BR/>Again. Great post.gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1141397345200383482006-03-03T06:49:00.000-08:002006-03-03T06:49:00.000-08:00Nice post, Shannon.Nice post, Shannon.Yehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1141321414792824212006-03-02T09:43:00.000-08:002006-03-02T09:43:00.000-08:00I ran into the lag problem with El Grande, too. B...I ran into the lag problem with El Grande, too. But just the other day, I figured out a workaround. All you need to do is ALT-TAB away from the program and wait. It will play a short guitar riff to let you know when it's finished thinking.<BR/><BR/>It's a bit inelegant, I'll grant, but it sped up the smart AIs from a couple of minutes to a few seconds.Seth Ben-Ezrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354492593623135966noreply@blogger.com